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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1860
Page
1
A Florida pine woods lamp lit hunt turns eerie as two men a Doctor and a hunter encounter wolves instead of deer. A torched climb, near drowning fear, and a dramatic rescue by Jackson and his men ends with safety and a sheep farm owner's comic, chaotic relief.
Jenkins of the New York Herald relays details from a Johnson Georgia plantation letter. It covers 3,632 acres with 117 enslaved people valued at 92,600, 38 stock animals, and a total farm value around 123,500. Estimated annual output includes 250 bales of cotton and 7,500 bushels of corn. The eldest sons Emmet R. and Winder P. Johnson manage the estate. the Governor is away on a northern tour. The wife, noted for political knowledge, oversees the household and hosts prominent guests.
The Tribune hints at Blondin's next stunt may involve riding a bare-backed horse or inviting spectators to shoot at him and dodge. The Boston Transcript notes Col. E L Snow of New York as a claimed original hero of the Billy Patterson strike tale and a founder of the Order of Sons of Temperance. At Cleveland on Oct 4, a Republican meeting was addressed by Seward Wade Nye and others, with Wide Awakes processions, bands, horsemen and carriages escorting attendees.
A steam engine exploded on Mrs. Currys plantation in Wilkinson county Mississippi after a black laborer, ordered to start steam, lost his nerve. The blast killed Mr. Floyd whose body was torn, half his head missing, and scattered remains. In Glasgow Missouri, Master Frank Dye suffered serious burns when a gas lamp exploded while soldering. Dye extinguished the flames himself and is reported doing well.
The Wisconsin case alleges convict Mrs Leahy known as the Monk of Latrappe was pardoned from prison on condition she stump for Democratic candidate Mr. Larrabee. The report claims Leahy currently campaigns for Democracy while still imprisoned, contradicting pardon terms.
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